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VA Design Manuals (PG-18-10) - Site - Site Development, 0
- 1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- 1.4.5 Recommendations on Sustainable Siting for Federal Facilities
- 1.4.6 Sustainable Sites Initiative
- 1.4.7 Sustainability and Historic Federal Buildings
- 1.4.8 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- 1.4.9 State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
- 2.1 SITE SELECTION [Go to Page]
- 2.5.2 Utility Surveys
- 3.1 OVERVIEW [Go to Page]
- 3.3.1.4 Avoid or Limit Development of Prime Farmland: Protect soils designated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as prime farmland, unique farmland, or farmland of statewide importance. Additional information on the preservation of agricultural land is available in Section III, Soils, of the Sustainable Sites Initiative Guidelines (http://sustainablesites.org ) and Performance Benchmarks 2009.
- 3.3.1.6 Preserve Historic Properties, Including Landscapes and Archaeological Sites: Protect properties and landscapes listed on, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic Places. Additional information on this type of development can be found in Sustainability and Historic Federal Buildings (http://www.achp.gov/docs/Sustainability )
- 3.6 PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS
- 4.1 OVERVIEW [Go to Page]
- For an exclusive fire department access way, the width must be a minimum 20’-0” (6 m) wide from face of curb to face of curb. The 20’-0” (6 m) width must be unobstructed for the entire width as well as have an unobstructed height clearance of 13’-6” (4 m). The actual clear width needed for the lane must be verified with the local fire department to make sure there is adequate room for truck stabilizers.
- When designing the walkways within the project site follow the following requirements:
- 5.1 OVERVIEW OF UTILITES [Go to Page]
- 5.2.2 Existing Utility System Demolition
- 5.4.1 Cathodic Protection Analysis
- Submit a cathodic protection analysis with recommendations at the first review when ferrous piping, tanks, conduits, and appurtenances are to be installed in direct contact with the soil. The A/E shall coordinate the requirements to establish the existing soil parameters with the project geotechnical investigation.
- 5.4.2 Corrosion Protection
- 5.4.3 Existing Cathodic Protection
- 5.8.1 Automatic Irrigation
- All irrigation systems shall be provided with an automatic irrigation control system in accordance with the Master Specifications. The design of the system shall permit all irrigation to be completed between the hours of 10:00pm to 6:00am.
- 5.8.2 Irrigation System Connections
- Keep the number of irrigation system connections to the potable system to a minimum. Equip all connections with a reduced pressure-type backflow assembly and meter. Limit maximum flow from any connection to the potable water distribution system to 180 gpm (11 l/s). Connections to reclaimed/reuse systems are not limited to the 180 gpm (11 l/s) criterion, but rated on the hydraulics of the reclaimed/reuse distribution system and source.
- 5.9.3 Mission Critical Facilities for Sanitary Sewer
- When the facility is classified as a mission critical facility, the following minimum on-site sanitary sewage storage shall be provided to facilitate the operation of the facility during natural disasters or other events that would preclude the normal disposal of wastewater. All storage volumes shall be based on the usable volume within the storage facility and the demand calculations contained in the Physical Security Design Manual for VA Facilities (Mission Critical Facilities). Some VA projects are for an entire new campus (major project), while others are individual building additions (minor), or interior renovations. If the project is a major project with an entire new campus, then the sanitary storage requirements need to be for the entire campus requirements. If the project is a minor project, then the storage requirements will only be for the new building(s) unless the VA has the funds allowed and it is practical to expand the storage requirements to buildings outside the scope of the minor project.
- 6.1 OVERVIEW
- 7.1 OVERVIEW
- 8.1 OVERVIEW [Go to Page]
